Lacing.



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LACNG.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 251909.

eliminano@ LBERT T. HGLT, F CLUMUS, HEO,

Specification 0;" Letters ritiit.

Eheteiiteel Mey El., LQ.

ipplieetion. filled May 2li., l. Serial No. e'.

To all Awhom fit may eoncem:

Be 1t known that l, ALBERI 'f2-Hom; a citizen of the United States,residing at C0- lumbus, in the county of liienllin ami. State 4vide alace of this class with improved tips or termmals; to so construct saidtips of lace terminals as to render the same pliable and l to adesirable degree flexible and, at tl'ieeeme time impart thereto asuilicient elegifee oi 4.rigfulit to jfacilitate the passing of the tipvtliroug an eyelet; to combine the tip with the lace end as to deviatethe teaoleney of the tip being pulled oi" iemoveal there from, and toprevent the accidentel. flattening of the tip and to produce otilei`improvements tie details of which will be more fully pointed outliereina ftei. These objects l eomplish in the' manner illuetete-lv iiithe aecompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l represente a ieee having my improved tips thereon, F :E is enenlarged .transverse section on line @wel of Fig. l, Fig. 3 is anenlarged enel View of the ieee in elevation, Fig. l is a transversesection el the tip, and, Fig. 5 is a Flew in elevation oi? th eiid oftile lace showing the condition tli same before the vuleaniziiig proeeeeafter described.

Similar numerals ieei' to Similar parte throughout the several views.

repieseiits a shoe oother lace, wliieli. may be weven in the tubularifoim iriflieatecl fin tlie drawing, o may lie of e single flat Width,as deyslrecl. lil piovidiwr my 1mpfoved tip il, the ein portion of thelace Wl'iieli is intentie@ to form a wart of the tip, ilst lieg iteiiieeliee lled with e Suitable rubbez-- eoi'iipoeitiofa and the ieee endis afterwecl tvieted into the rounded form inclicateci iii l* 1g. oftile cli.' ving. This being aecomplieleai, the twisted rubber lilleclend,

the employment of desirable vulcaniziiolcls, 'vuleaniaecl to procluee itsubstantielly integral o1 Solid tip 'oocly which oomprises ythe unitedrubbei and fabric and which through the eid oie the molds., issubstantially round in cioes section. By this combination oit i'ubbei'and the twisted fabrie, a laee tip is foimefl which while having theflesiiaiile L* of rigidity, will at the keme time be soliieieutlyflexible and pliable as to 'ebviete any tendency of the same belegbrokene subjected to ixeri bonds 0i? by accident permanently flattened.

lt Well kieowiilzlaat Where tile ordinary metallic luce tips aeemployed, suoli tips fregna-.lilly lient oi' i'iatteiied until it isdilileuli". te pase tlie same tin-@ugh an eyelet anal the tips are oftenentirely separated from the material forming the lace. lt will beumlei-stooil that by the construction which l have cleseiibecl, ilieee f'aieullzies aye eri- -t ly oweome.

elaiiia is:

tip formeel by illliii the emi pou tions of e ie lace with :cubbeicomposition, twisting; "i lace emi, 'mtl Su istaiilially ouiidleflioiiia and vulcanizii'xg together the rubber ami lace enel.

in testA Wely whereof eilix my signature iii pieeeliee oi' twowitnesses.

l` A igllflllT ,tneeeeez C. SHMHERD:

